List of Columbus Crew SC records and statistics

Columbus Crew SC is an American professional soccer team based in Columbus, Ohio, that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS).

This is a list of club records for Columbus, which dates from their inaugural season in 1996 to present.

Honors

National[1]
Competitions	Titles	Seasons	Runner-up
MLS Cup	2	2008, 2020	2015
Supporters' Shield	3	2004, 2008, 2009
U.S. Open Cup	1	2002	1998, 2010

Individual Club Awards

• MLS Fair Play Award (5): 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2016

Player records

Appearances

As of December 12, 2020[2]

#	Name	Years	MLS	Playoffs	Open Cup	Continental	Total
1	Chad Marshall	2004–2013	253	11	8	5	277
2	Mike Clark	1996–2003	221	22	18	4	265
3	Jeff Cunningham	1998–2004 2011	203	17	17	6	243
4	Eddie Gaven	2006–2013	209	9	10	13	241
5	Justin Meram	2011–2017 2018–2019	206	15	11	2	234
6	Federico Higuaín	2012–2019	193	14	3	0	210
7	Brian Maisonneuve	1996–2004	172	17	13	6	208
8	Wil Trapp	2013–2020	185	15	5	0	205
9	Brian McBride	1996–2003	161	22	13	3	199
10	Robert Warzycha	1996–2002	160	17	8	2	187

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

Goalscorers

As of December 12, 2020[2]

#	Name	Years	MLS	Playoffs	Open Cup	Other †	Total
1	Brian McBride	1996–2003	62	9	8	0	79
2	Jeff Cunningham	1998–2004 2011	64	3	6	1	74
3	Federico Higuaín	2012–2019	55	4	0	0	59
4	Stern John	1998–1999	44	8	3	0	55
5	Edson Buddle	2001–2005	42	2	4	4	52
6	Gyasi Zardes	2018–present	44	3	0	1	48
7	Justin Meram	2011–2017 2018–2019	38	3	2	0	43
8	Eddie Gaven	2006–2013	35	2	2	1	40
9	Guillermo Barros Schelotto	2007–2010	33	2	1	2	38
10	Kei Kamara	2006–2007 2015–2016	32	4	0	0	36

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

† "Other" includes stats from CONCACAF Giants Cup, CONCACAF Champions League, and MLS is Back Tournament.

Shutouts

As of December 12, 2020[2]

#	Name	Years	MLS	Playoffs	Open Cup	Continental	Total
1	William Hesmer	2007–2012	41	1	0	3	45
2	Jon Busch	2002–2006	25	1	2	1	29
3	Zack Steffen	2016–2019	23	3	0	0	26
4	Steve Clark	2014–2016	22	1	0	0	23
	Andy Gruenebaum	2006–2013	18	0	2	3	23
6	Mark Dougherty	1998–2001	10	2	2	0	14
7	Brad Friedel	1996–1997	11	1	0	0	12
8	Tom Presthus	2000–2003	9	0	0	1	10
9	Eloy Room	2019–present	8	1	0	0	9
10	Matt Lampson	2012–2015 2019–present	5	0	0	0	5
	Juergen Sommer	1998–1999	4	0	1	0	5
	Jonny Walker	2005–2006	5	0	0	0	5

Bold denotes players still playing for the club.

Coaching records

Name	Nationality	Tenure
Timo Liekoski	Finland	December 5, 1995 – August 2, 1996
Tom Fitzgerald	United States	August 2, 1996 – May 17, 2001
Greg Andrulis	United States	May 17, 2001 – July 16, 2005
Robert Warzycha (interim)	Poland	July 16, 2005 – October 20, 2005
Sigi Schmid	Germany	October 20, 2005 – December 16, 2008
Robert Warzycha	Poland	December 23, 2008 – September 2, 2013
Brian Bliss (interim)	United States	September 2, 2013 – November 6, 2013
Gregg Berhalter	United States	November 6, 2013 – December 2, 2018
Caleb Porter	United States	January 4, 2019 – present

Trophies

No.	Name	MLS	SS	USOC	CCL	Total
1	Greg Andrulis	–	1	1	–	2
	Sigi Schmid	1	1	–	–	2
2	Caleb Porter	1	–	–	–	1
	Robert Warzycha	–	1	–	–	1

International results

By competition

As of December 12, 2020

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	% W
Champions League/Cup	20	8	4	8	26	30	-4	40.0
CONCACAF Giants Cup	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	00.00
Total	22	8	5	9	27	33	-6	36.36

By club

As of December 12, 2020 (Includes: CONCACAF Giants Cup and CONCACAF Champions League)

Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Árabe Unido	2	0	1	1	1	3	–1
Cruz Azul	2	0	0	2	0	7	-7
Joe Public	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6
Morelia	2	1	0	1	2	6	-4
Municipal	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Puerto Rico Islanders	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Real Salt Lake	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3
Santos Laguna	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
Saprissa	4	2	1	1	6	3	+3
Toluca	2	0	1	1	4	5	-1

By country

As of December 12, 2020 (Includes: CONCACAF Giants Cup and CONCACAF Champions League)

Country	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Costa Rica	4	1	2	1	3	4	–1
Panama	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2
Mexico	8	2	1	5	7	19	-12
Puerto Rico	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Guatemala	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Trinidad and Tobago	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6
United States	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3

By season

Columbus Crew SC in International Tournaments
Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2001	CONCACAF Giants Cup	Quarter-finals		Saprissa	1–1	0–2	1–3
2003	CONCACAF Champions' Cup	First round		Árabe Unido	3–0	1–2	4–2
Quarter-finals		Morelia	2–0	0–6	2–6
2009–10	CONCACAF Champions League	Group C		Puerto Rico Islanders	2–0	1–1	2nd
	Cruz Azul	0–2	0–5
	Saprissa	1–1	1–0
Quarter-finals		Toluca	2–2	2–3	4–5
2010–11	CONCACAF Champions League	Group B		Municipal	1–0	1–2	2nd
	Santos Laguna	1–0	0–1
	Joe Public	3–0	4–1
Quarter-finals		Real Salt Lake	0–0	1–4	1–4
2021	CONCACAF Champions League	Round of 16

Transfers

As per MLS rules and regulations; some transfer fees have been undisclosed and are not included in the tables below.[3]

Highest transfer fees paid

#	Pos.	Player	Club	Fee	Date	Ref
1	Midfielder	Lucas Zelarayán	Tigres UANL	$7,000,000	December 2019	[4]
2	Midfielder	Pedro Santos	Braga	$2,300,000	August 2017	[5]

Highest transfer fees received

#	Pos.	Player	Club	Fee	Date	Ref
1	Goalkeeper	Zack Steffen	Manchester City	$7,500,000	December 2018	[6]
2	Defender	Giancarlo González	Palermo	$5,000,000	August 2014	[7]
3	Forward	Justin Meram	Orlando City	$1,050,000	January 2018	[8]

References

1. "Trophies by MLS club". MLSSoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
2. "All-Time Career Leaders". Columbus Crew SC. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
3. "Rules and Regulations". MLSSoccer.com.
4. "Columbus Crew pays team-record transfer fee for midfielder Lucas Zelarayan". Dispatch. December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
5. "Columbus Crew SC sign Pedro Santos to Designated Player deal". MassiveReport. August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
6. "USMNT goalkeeper Zack Steffen completes $10m transfer to Manchester City". Goal. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
7. "Giancarlo Gonzalez signs with Palermo from the Columbus Crew". SBNation. August 26, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
8. "Orlando City trade for Columbus Crew SC's Justin Meram". MLSSoccer. February 2, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2018.